Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Laughing Gull

Alticola macrotis compared with Leucophaeus atricilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Laughing Gull
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Laridae
Genus	Alticola	Leucophaeus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Leucophaeus atricilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Laughing Gull share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Laughing Gull

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Laughing Gull
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Laughing Gull

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Laughing Gull

Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.